Ecurie Ecosse (team Scotland) was started in 1951 as a partnership between racing driver David Murray and mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson who started racing a Cooper in Formula One and later moved on to racing sports cars. They were the pride of Scotland, especially with their crowning achievement of winning Le Mans for Jaguar in 1956 and 1957. They continued to race a variety of cars in ther traditional flag blue with a white nose stripe, but without the same success. Wilkinson eventually moved on to BRM and the original team stopped racing in 1962. In its first revival, Ecurie Ecosse team entered cars in Formula Two from 1969-1971 and in 1971 employed a new driver named Tom Walkinshaw. The team had little success. Scottish racing enthusiast Hugh McCaig, along with friend Graham Gould revived the team a second time in the 1980's, winning the World Sportscar Championship for Class C2 in 1986. The team partnered with Aston Martin in 1989 to again contest Le Mans, before moving on to the British Touring Car Championship. McCaig's team began racing again in 2011 with an Aston Martin DBR9S, 25-years after the World Sportscar Championship in 1986. In a departure from British cars, the team has been running a BMW in GT3 races in Europe and plans to contest that class at Le Mans in 2014.
THE SIGNATURE PROJECT & RACING DIORAMAS
THE TRIPLE CROWN OF ENDURANCE RACES:
THE 24 HOURS of LE MANS 1923-2020
THE 12 Hours of SEBRING WINNERS
THE 24 HOURS of DAYTONA WINNERS
GREAT AUTOMOTIVE MAKES & RACING TEAMS:
ABARTH
ALFA ROMEO
ASTON MARTIN
AUDI
AUSTIN HEALEY & HEALEY
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CUNNINGHAM
DATSUN/NISSAN
ECURIE ECOSSE
FORD POWER: GT40's, MUSTANGS, MIRAGE & MORE
SHELBY -FORD'S: COBRAS, DAYTONAS, GT40's & MUSTANGS
GROUP 44, Inc.
LANCIA
LOLA SPORTS CARS
LOTUS
McLAREN
MASERATI
MERCEDES BENZ
MG CARS
TOYOTA
TRIUMPH
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BRITISH
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GERMAN & SWEDISH
ITALIAN & SPANISH
LAND SPEED RECORD CARS
VETERAN, CLASSIC & SPECIAL INTEREST CARS
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THE OLD IRISH RACING HALL OF FAME
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO TRIBUTE
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